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Updated 10:05 p.m. ET More coverage of Wednesday's memorial service: Intern Daniel Hernandez: 'I Am Not a Hero' Gwen Ifill Gets Reactions From Historians, Analysts Several memorials are planned Wednesday for the victims…

DetectFlashDecision_Blog('news01s4729q101c', '0s39XQxGu-k', '29'); On Wednesday's NewsHour, we remembered the victims from last Saturday's shooting in Tucson. Here in silence are the six that died and 8 of the 13 injured. The names of the other five have not…

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Law enforcement is calling the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and the murder of six others in Tucson, Ariz.., an assassination attempt. We take a look at some of the failed and successful assassinations of American presidents and members of…

The Arizona shootings have renewed the debate over gun rights and restrictions and the easy access to weapons in some states. On Tuesday's NewsHour, Judy Woodruff talked to James Cavanaugh, who recently retired as a special agent in charge…